Noble intercepts a Cleary snap from the pocket on the goal line to prevent a score. (Q1 1:19)
Powell receives from Ainsworth for a pressured snap fro the pocket 25m out that flies to the narrow side left. (Q1 2:59)
McLean has a handball intercepted on members wing but catches Graham HTB, long ball goes to the pocket for Heeney to take a contested grab but miss off the left from 10m. (Q1 5:48)
Humphrey takes a link mark on outer wing against Uwland, wheels and goes long to King 40m out on the flank. His kick starts leftish and draws right for the first goal of the day. (Q1 6:52)
Ladhams marks a quick clearance kick from half forward in front of Andrew 20m out in the corridor for the opening major for the Swans, in bright Carrara sunshine. (Q1 8:49)
Heeney gets a free kick for an Anderson hold at the next centre bounce, McLean marks his low inside 50 kick to 40m on a slight angle and goals. (Q1 10:43)
Corey Warner bounces off Jeffrey’s bump after roving just inside CHF and catches high contact by Rowell to earn a free kick. His set shot is a peach, Swans have the jump! (Q1 12:03)
Lloyd blazes off a step from the HFF after another Sydney centre clearance wing but it drifts across the face for Noble to escort over the line. (Q1 13:46)
Paton roves at half forward and passes to Heeney at the hotspot for another one for Sydney, who have started like Richmond did last week against Gold Coast. (Q1 16:53)
Rampe gives away a contact free to his man Long 40m out on the flank who hits the near right goalpost. (Q1 19:57)
McCartin drops a rebound kick on outer wing, Ainsworth pounces and feeds Rogers who kicks to the square for Humphrey to mark and goal. (Q1 20:34)
Gold Coast get carved up by a rebound around outer wing, way too much leg rope as Francis passes to Ladhams 25m out on the flank who shoots across the face and OOTF. (Q1 22:24)
Gold Coast’s positioning is again exposed as Warner flashes past McLean for a give at half forward, he has open grass ahead and Collins can’t catch him, goal Sydney. (Q1 24:49)
Heeney marks again inside 50, this time in the pocket 30m out but his kick is poor, near side right. (Q1 29:58)
McLean roves a Collins fumble and feeds Jordon for a quick left-foot snap to an empty square from 30m on the flank… bounces through! (Q1 32:07)
Cleary gets a holding free on Uwland chasing a loose ball 20m out on the boundary but misses. (Q2 1:01)
Rioli turns with BLakey chasing and shoots off a few steps from 40m on a slight angle for a classic Rioli goal. (Q2 3:25)
Powell bombs long to the top of the square, King draws two for the contest, crumb falls at the front where Humphrey roves and rolls through the goal. (Q2 5:06)
It’s the Suns’ turn to dominate clearance this quarter, Humphrey marks at half forward but shoots to the right. (Q2 8:09)
Witts takes a pack mark but hits the post from 25m on the flank. (Q2 10:16)
Campbell runs forward to mark a Francis pass from the centre to 35m out on a slight angle, he converts to steady Sydney who needed it. (Q2 13:06)
Uwland smothers a Chad Warner snap from the pocket to prevent a goal. (Q2 16:22)
Chad Warner gets another chance for a snap from the pocket 25m out after a stoppage, this one not smothered and he bounces it through for a cracking goal! (Q2 17:46)
Cleary gives to Campbell who snaps off the left while off balance from 25m on the flank… that one falls in as well! (Q2 20:53)
King marks leaping over McCartin 45m out near the boundary, his set shot falls at the opposite behind post where Walter gets a contact free on Blakey and goals. (Q2 24:52)
Another long ball to the Gold Coast square, another contact free to Walter in a pack, this one against Melican for a hold on the arm. Walter with back-to-back jacks. (Q2 27:41)
Flanders roves a King contest and gives outside to Weller who snaps high across the body, but the wind blows it to the right. (Q3 0:45)
Lloyd burns the footy by foot on members wing on a slow play, Suns whip the footy via Long to King in the pocket 20m out for his second goal. (Q3 2:21)
Rowell has had a shocker so far today but he receives from Holman running to half forward and passes for King, clears him but lands in the arms of Walter at the hotspot… miss. (Q3 4:11)
Blakey gets to Flanders just after disposal to dump him on the HBF, downfield free to Walter 25m out on a slight angle, this set shot sails through for his third. (Q3 8:52)
Rioli plays on from a free kick to Rowell at half forward, the other 43 players on the field watch him waltz to the hotspot and put Gold Coast into the lead! (Q3 10:27)
Ainsworth marks on a lead just inside true CHF, runs in to the right and shoots to the right with the wind adding to its trajectory. (Q3 12:23)
McInerney kicks diagonally from the HBF to the centre under pressure but straight to Witts, who feeds Miller for the pass to Long 40m out on the flank. Long threads it! (Q3 13:27)
Francis marks just outside the arc on the HFF, wheels and bombs long but it’s narrow, a rather wasted effort. (Q3 20:29)
Humphrey takes a contested grab in front of Roberts at true CHF, he has the blood rushing to his head on the back of a fine day already and booms a huge kick for his third! (Q3 21:34)
Miller receives from Graham after another Witts centre clearance but his kick off a step from 40m in front hits the right post. (Q3 22:52)
Rogers passes to Read to marks untouched 20m out in the pocket after Blakey is dispossessed at half back, but Read shoots across the face to the left. (Q3 25:59)
Rioli has been allowed to get so much footy in the front half today, he passes from outer wing to the lead of King in front of Blakey 30m out on the flank, his third goal. (Q3 28:35)
Read takes a contested grab over Rampe 35m out on a slight angle but again hooks to the left as the 3QT siren sounds. (Q3 31:03)
King roves Walter’s contest at the hotspot and rides a tackle to reef out a handball to Rowell who does the rest off the right boot. (Q4 0:30)
Rowell feeds Holman at a throw-in deep in attack for the tenth Gold Coast goal in a row! (Q4 3:16)
King clunks another contested grab in a pack 35m out on a slight angle, yep that’s eleven in a row and four for the new Coleman Medal leader. (Q4 5:15)
Campbell shoots from near CHF but it flies to the right. (Q4 11:41)
McCartin is pinged for old-fashioned encroachment on outer wing to bring King after a mark to near the hotspot, King shoots for his fifth… it’s good. (Q4 13:09)
Blakey gets a free at the hotspot for a Uwland hold plus a 50m penalty on Andrew for gobbing off at the umps for a junk time goal. (Q4 15:24)
Blakey roves an Andrew drop for some more junk from 20m. (Q4 20:09)
Blakey marks 35m out on a slight angle for his third goal of Q4 junk time. (Q4 22:00)
Read misses a set shot from 35m on the flank. (Q4 25:40)
Humphrey is front and centre for a Read contest at the top of the square for a well-deserved fourth goal to underline his BOG credentials. (Q4 27:31)
Long misses from the pocket in the last two minutes. (Q4 30:16)
Humphrey feeds Miller for a miss behind a pack 30m out on the flank in the last few seconds. (Q4 31:46)
